Donald Trump · DOJ · U.S. Treasury · Bitcoin · New York · CryptoSlate
Prosecutor Ben Arad argued that legitimate deposits helped conceal criminal funds, supporting his case against the developers
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The dispute therefore centers on the developers' responsibility for running and improving a service used by criminals.
Key facts
- The April 9, 2026 hearing exposes the breadth of the government's theory
- Trump's Jan. 21, 2025 pardon granted individual clemency to Ross Ulbricht for specified convictions
- Their Oct. 5 letter asks Judge Katherine Polk Failla to reject his venue challenge on the money-laundering and money-transmission conspiracy counts
- Southern District of New York prosecutors rely on the D.C. Circuit's Sept. 25 decision in United States v. Sterlingov, involving Bitcoin Fog, a different cryptocurrency mixer
Summary
01 DOJ's October 5 filing cites a Bitcoin Fog appeal to defend New York venue in Roman Storm's case. 02 FinCEN's proposed reporting rule withdrawal does not repeal criminal offenses or decide Storm's case, despite recognizing lawful crypto privacy. 03 An August 2026 court order scheduled Storm's retrial for April 26, 2027, citing his pending acquittal motion. Federal prosecutors are using a new Bitcoin Fog appeal to defend trying two counts against Roman Storm in New York. The filing arrived as Treasury moved to withdraw a broad mixer-reporting proposal.